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Place Description
Peaks Bald

on the Macon-Swain county line between Davis Bald and Low Gap.

Pearce Crossroads

community in S Franklin County.

Pearce's Creek

rises in N Burke County and flows E into Carroll's Creek.

Pearces Mill Township

central Cumberland County.

Pearceville

community in NW Camden County. Named for Pearce family from New England, who settled there following the Revolution. Often appears on maps as Pierceville.

Pearsall

community in N Duplin County.

Pearson Knob

mountain in NW Alexander County. Alt. 1,898.

Pearson's Falls

SW Polk County between town of Saluda and city of Tryon on Colt Creek. Named for Charles William Pearson, former owner of the site. The falls tumble over 75 ft. of rugged rocks. The surrounding 308 acres contain a wildflower sanctuary and herbarium. There are more than 200 different varieties of flowers and woodland growth there.

Peartree Point

extends from the mainland into the mouth of Alligator River in NE Tyrrell County.

Peckerwood Creek

rises in N Cherokee County and flows SW into Tellicoe River.